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美国双语音乐家，钢琴家兼歌手JJ Bassette（微信: jjbassette)，本月初爆炸性登录上海歌坛，并发行其首支汉英双语歌《One Life (一生)》。如果你还不知道他，请看下面的一分钟视频：
BilingualAmerican songwriter, composer, and pianist JJ Bassette (WeChat:jjbassette) explodedonto the Shanghai music scene earlier this month with his first Chinese/Englishrelease, One Life (一生). If you don't know who he is, check out this60-second clip:
别看他只有23岁，在上海也是初来乍到。JJ已经跟Randy Newman和 Sam Smith等音乐家共事过，他的音乐上过7届国际音乐节，他还在本月初创建了自己的微信公众号，每周一发布一首新歌。毕业于南加州大学桑顿音乐学院，拥有17年钢琴演奏经验，JJ在两天前发布了由他重新演绎的周华健的《朋友》。
让我们来听听看：
The23-year-old, though new to Shanghai, has already worked with the likes of RandyNewman and Sam Smith, has had music in 7 international film festivals, andlaunched his official WeChat account earlier this month, where he releases anew song every Monday. A graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music,and a pianist for 17 years, he released this imaginative cover of 周华健's classic "朋友"two days ago.
Let us check it out:
JJ从录音和演出的百忙之中抽了出一段时间来到Artsbang接受简短的采访：
JJtook some time away from his busy recording and performing schedule to sit downwith us here at Artsbang for a quick interview:
*Artsbang:*Thank you so much for being here!
*Artsbang:*非常感谢你来到这里！)
*Bassette:*Thanks for having me. 我非常喜欢你们的网站！(I love your website!)
*Bassette:*谢谢你们采访我。我非常喜欢你们的网站！)
*Artsbang:*So you're 23, living in Los Angeles, and just graduated with two degrees from atop 25 university. Why move to China?*
*Artsbang:*那你今年23岁，住在洛杉矶，刚从美国排名前25的大学毕业。为什么搬来中国呢？)
*Bassette:*Well, in my hometown of Arcadia, CA, I was actually one of the only white kidsaround. All my friends were Asian, and I was surrounded by Chineseculture, but knew I could never truly understand it without seeing the countryit came from. I came to China for a month one college summer, and totallyfell in love with Shanghai. I knew that when I graduated, I wanted tocome back and share my music with a new audience.
(*Bassette:* 是这样的，在我的老家加州亚凯迪亚市，我是邻里间唯一一个白人孩子。在那里我被中国文化包围着，身边的朋友也都是亚裔。但我知道如果不亲自到中国看看，是不会真正了解这个文化的。有年大学暑假，我来过一次中国，就彻底地爱上了上海。我那时就知道，毕业以后一定会再回来，把我的音乐分享给这里的新听众。)
*Artsbang:*What's your favorite thing about China? What's changed for you since youarrived?
（*Artsbang:*
你最喜欢中国的什么？来到中国后你有什么变化？）*Bassette:*Well, my favorite thing would definitely have to be the people. AndEle.me. *Laughs* And a lot has changed. Most importantly,I've started playing every instrument on my records, and producing them myself.
Iwas born without a right ear drum, so can only hear out of one ear. Because of that, I never thought I'd ever be able to produce something on myown - when I worked as a composer and songwriter in the US, I would always relyon someone else for the final mix. But when I moved to China, I decidedthat I wasn't going to let that stop me anymore. The response has beenawesome. Most people have no idea I only hear half of what they do, whichis the best case scenario as far as I'm concerned!
（*Bassette:*这个嘛，我最喜欢的绝对是这里的人们，还有饿了么。（笑）中国让我改变了很多，其中最重要的是我开始在录制的过程中演奏各种乐器，并且自己制作处理。我天生缺少右耳耳鼓，只能用一只耳朵听声音。所以我从来没想过自己能制作音乐----我在美国作曲的时候，总是请别人帮我做最后的混音。但是来到中国以后，我决定不能继续让缺陷成为我的绊脚石。结果反响很赞。多数人根本不知道我只能听见他们所能听到的一半的声音，对我来说这再好不过了。）
*Artsbang:*So you just released your first cover. The song you chose is almost 20years old - why "朋友"?
（*Artsbang:*话说最近你发布了你的第一首翻唱歌曲，还是首20多年前的老歌。为什么选择《朋友》呢？）
*Bassette:*Well, first, it's a beautiful song, whether you know Chinese or not. Igrew up listening to it and always wondered what it'd be like to put a verse inEnglish, so more Westerners could appreciate its imagery.
And the fact that it's so old I actuallyreally liked, because I saw an opportunity to reimagine it and expose it toChinese youth who might just think of it as some old song their Dad sings withhis KTV buddies. The original's a classic, so my challenge was to modernizeit without changing its essence. I'm really proud of what I ended upwith.
*Bassette:*首先我觉得，不管你懂不懂中文，这首歌都非常好听。我是听着这首歌长大的，我总想如果它有英文版本，能让更多外国人去欣赏，会是个什么样子。而且我真的喜欢这首歌的岁月感，这让我看到了把它重新诠释给中国年轻人的机会，他们可能觉得它只是首自己老爸跟朋友在KTV才唱的老掉牙的歌曲。原唱非常经典，所以要把它变得现代化而不失其精华对我来说的确是个挑战。我对最后的成品非常满意。）
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每周一都有新歌发布，汉语歌和英语歌都有。他也写关于西方经典音乐家的科普文章，像Beatles和Beach Boys等等。下面是他最近的两首原创歌曲：
我们非常期待这位年轻音乐家的新作品！
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